Artificial intelligence will play a critical role in shaping China's fortunes as a great power. Yet Beijing’s attempt to translate wins by today’s innovators like DeepSeek and others into wider gains for the $18 trillion economy will be challenged not just by the United States but also by the Chinese Communist Party’s own desire to maintain control.

The country’s meteorological agency is considering using DeepSeek to help power predictions, but Beijing’s tight control of the sector signals risks ahead.

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding posted its fastest revenue growth in more than a year, beating analyst expectations as it capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom in China. Alibaba said Thursday that its revenue for the quarter ended December grew 8% to 280.

Alibaba has announced that it is partnering with Apple to provide artificial intelligence features to iPhones in China. Apple Intelligence features have not yet been enabled in China, which is thought to have contributed to the company’s local decline in smartphone sales.

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

It is a sea of red in Asia as investors grapple with risk posed by the U.S. intensifying its technology war with China in areas as varied as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and aerospace. On Wall Street,

Bans on the chatbot in South Korea have curbed DeepSeek's growth in one of the world's most important markets.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice explains her stance on the AI race, praising Vice President JD Vance for championing deregulation on the world stage.

Wang Xingxing, CEO of Chinese robotics firm Unitree, predicts humanoid robots will ‘reach a whole new level’ by the end of 2025.

Apple launched on Wednesday a budget-minded phone with artificial intelligence, the iPhone 16e, designed to win back mid-market customers at home and in crucial growth markets China and India.